Macquarie Editions

Hang It Yourself – 2010

Stephen Best — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:26:25 +0000

Kythera - Chris Jones

PhotoAccess’ open annual Hang It Yourself exhibition opens at 12 noon, Sunday September 5th at the Huw Davies Gallery, Manuka Arts Centre and runs to 19th September.

Artists represented with prints by Macquarie Editions include: Jillian Batri, Kerry Baylor, Stephen Best, David Chalker, Alan Charlton, Lyndy Delian, Kathleen Fisher, Jane Greagg, Deb Hamilton, Marilyn Hutchinson, Chris Jones, Kate Luke, Bhavana Moylan, Nick Radoll, Barbie Robinson, Christine Rufflet, Sophie Shepherd Best, Lorna Sim, Kim Sinclair, Tony Stewart, Holly Treadaway, Sonia Turner and Ed Whalan.

Papers used include: Canson Infinity Arches Aquarelle, Canson Infinity Arches Velin Museum Rag, Canson Infinity Baryta Photographique, Canson Infinity BFK Rives, Canson Infinity Rag Photographique, Chromajet Metallic Bright White, Hahnemühle Bamboo, Hahnemühle Museum Etching, Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, Hahnemühle Photo Rag Ultra Smooth and Harman Gloss FB Al Warmtone.

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts – Andrew Moynihan

Stephen Best — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:37:05 +0000

Groundrush (a new day) - Andrew Moynihan

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts is a mixed media exhibition of Andrew’s Monoprints, Digital Pinhole Photography and Sculpture.

“Life as a child in the Brisbane suburbs of the 1970’s and 80’s always went hand in hand with the local bush, those neighbouring areas or pockets yet to be developed. For us it was the bush across the road, running down to cliffy outcrops that met with the Brisbane River approximately 18 miles up stream from Moreton Bay. Those places were riddled with tracks. Most of us kids went there to hang out, explore or role play. Parts of the bush we often frequented could be places adults seldom set foot.

“Little if nothing real were we taught about Indigenous Australia. Leap forward to adulthood and I found myself living in Alice Springs. As an artist I found myself friends with local Arrernte custodians. They so kindly teach me of an Australian history and present I could not have imagined in my wildest of dreams.”

The show opens at the Canberra Contemporary Art Space in Manuka at 6pm Thursday 26th August and runs to 5th September. Gallery hours are 10am-5pm Wednesday to Sunday.

The paper selected for the digital prints in the exhibition was Canson Infinity BFK Rives.

Ruby Green, Papunya Tula Art Centre, Kintore, NT - Andrew Moynihan

Todd River, Alice Springs, NT - Andrew Moynihan

Desert Sky - Andrew Moynihan

The House of Kevin – David Pope

Stephen Best — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:55 +0000

The fundamentals are sound - David Pope

David Pope, cartoonist for The Canberra Times, is showing a selection of his political work. presented in exquisite detail, as The House of Kevin. The exhibition opens at the new M16 Artspace in Griffith at 6pm on Friday 13th August and runs to 29th August.

The paper selected for the exhibition was Canson Infinity Rag Photographique.

More info: Scratch! Media

Where the Mild Things Are (I) - David Pope

Filter.net.gov.kev - David Pope

Mining tax truce - David Pope

Coastal Comfort – Suzie Edwards

Stephen Best — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:42:53 +0000

Poets Dream I - Suzie Edwards

Coastal Comfort is a set of images taken from Suzie’s small cabin atop a cliff in Merimbula on the South Coast. The Holga used itself embodies for Suzie an accepting and uncomplicated approach to such familiar and regenerative surroundings, contrasting with the ordered everydayness of Canberran life.

The show opens at the Huw Davies Gallery, Manuka Arts Centre at 6pm on Thursday 12th August and runs to 29th August. An artists talk will be held at 3pm on Sunday 15th August.

The paper selected for the exhibition was Canson Infinity BFK Rives.

On a Wing and a Prayer - Suzie Edwards

Contemplation - Suzie Edwards

Old Testament Sky II - Suzie Edwards

Hahnemühle Photo Rag Ultra Smooth

Stephen Best — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 11:51:48 +0000

As its name would imply, Photo Rag Ultra Smooth is a smooth-surfaced, matte, 100% cotton paper. Its weight is 305gsm and it has a bright, neutral white colour achieved with the addition of moderate amounts of OBAs. While not a particularly prepossessing paper, it’s a stunning performer with UltraChrome HDR inks and delivers deep blacks, good contrast and a wide gamut. Indeed it’s a viable alternative to “glossy” papers and will support a wider range of display conditions. Its very smooth surface however demands higher quality images (in terms of resolution, smoothness etc) to show its strengths. As a medium for black & white, it gives superb results with neutral blacks and great definition.

While most papers offered by Macquarie Editions are OBA-free, there has been some suggestion (borne from ongoing accelerated ageing tests) that modest amounts of OBAs can actually help counter the bleaching of the natural paper white resulting from long term exposure to light.

Click here to download the datasheet.

Macquarie Editions @ PhotoAccess

Stephen Best — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:39:12 +0000

Starting this Friday (30th July), Macquarie Editions will be in residence at PhotoAccess, Manuka Arts Centre during office hours (10am to 4pm) every Tuesday and Friday. This arrangement will hopefully make it more convenient to meet and talk about your printing requirements, plan for upcoming shows etc. You’ll also be able to settle for printing jobs directly with the front desk (payment is requested at the handover of prints).

Macquarie Editions will also be selling paper (Canson, Hahnemühle etc) and related supplies/equipment at competitive prices to those interested. Just tell me what you need.

See you @ PhotoAccess!

More info:

www.photoaccess.org.au

sticks and stones – Holly Treadaway

Stephen Best — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:12:14 +0000

grounded - Holly Treadaway

Holly’s sticks and stones recreates her experiences as an adolescent growing up on a farm near Burra.

“To catch a Deane’s bus, branded you as coming from struggle town. Imagine catching the rattling bomb bus that traveled beyond struggle town. As a child, growing up on the land made you a target for name-calling and the butt of jokes regarding outdoor dunnies and having no power. Labeled the freckle farmer, I grew up with a slight complex about freckles and farm life. By the age of sixteen I was ungrateful about my surroundings, my view was that it was my parent’s choice to live out of town, not mine. What I saw back then as limitations to my freedom are now the exact things I embrace as my freedom. They say that with age comes wisdom.”

The exhibition opens at 6pm, Thursday 22nd July at the Huw Davies Gallery, Manuka Arts Centre and continues until 8th August.

The paper selected for the exhibition was Canson Infinity BFK Rives.

Morjana 1 - Holly Treadaway

Summer '94 - Holly Treadaway

sticks & stones - Holly Treadaway

In my nightmares – Jamila Toderas

Stephen Best — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:55:21 +0000

Sleep paralysis - Jamila Toderas

In my nightmares continues Jamila’s striking, dark and staged image making, with the current show “representing anxiety, distressing events, childhood fears and, particularly, nightmares. With surreal faces and colours, the work is intended to disturb the viewer’s state of mind”. The exhibition opens at 6pm, Thursday 22nd July at the Huw Davies Gallery, Manuka Arts Centre and continues until 8th August.

The paper selected for the exhibition was Hahnemühle Museum Etching.

Morning sickness - Jamila Toderas

Clean handed - Jamila Toderas

Chris Morrison Fine Art Landscape Photography

Stephen Best — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:59:18 +0000

Macquarie Editions has had a long association with AIPP award-winning photographer Chris Morrison, providing film scans of his 6×17 transparencies. Chris has now launched his own site with stunning panoramic images from Australia & New Zealand, Europe and South America.

More information:

http://www.chrismorrison.com.au/

4 Emerging Indigenous Photographers

Stephen Best — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 03:30:07 +0000

From "4 Emerging Indigenous Photographers" - Jo Kamira

As part of NAIDOC Week 2010 celebrations, Billabong Aboriginal Corporation and PhotoAccess present the works of 4 Emerging Indigenous Photographers: Lyndy Delian, Jo Kamira, Nick Radoll and Tyrell Kamira Sams. The exhibition opens at 6pm, Thursday 1st July at the Huw Davies Gallery, Manuka Arts Centre and continues to 18th July.

The paper selected for the exhibition was Canson Infinity Rag Photographique.

A New Dawn - Lyndy Delian

One day in the park 1 - Tyrell Kamira Sams

Barbed Wire 2 - Nick Radoll